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Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens wheat harvest

With 20m people at the highest risk of famine for 25 years, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form

The Guardian - UK

Teenage gangsters jailed for life for murder of Afghan refugee in case of mistaken identity

Aspiring police officer Rishmeet Singh, who had sought asylum in the UK after his father was killed by the Taliban, was stabbed to death by thugs who wrongly believed he was a member of a gang

Evening Standard

Tragedy of widow who fled Taliban to keep son safe – only for him to be stabbed to death in London

Two years before, college student and aspiring police officer Rishmeet sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban

The Independent UK

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Boy who fled the Taliban was stabbed to death on London street by gangsters who thought he was someone else

Two years before, college student and aspiring police officer Rishmeet sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban

The Independent UK

Teenage gangsters jailed for murder of Afghan refugee

Rishmeet Singh had sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women's roles

China is calling on Afghanistan to stop excluding women from education and public life and adopt a more resolute attitude in combating terrorism

The Independent UK

Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained: Report

Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements.

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Female Afghan employees detained since Taliban ban, UN says

‘Discriminatory and unlawful measures’ restrict Afghan women’s and girls’ participation in public life, report says.

Al Jazeera

UN report: Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained

The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body

The Independent UK

China, Pakistan urge Afghan aid be delinked from 'political considerations'

China and Pakistan on Monday urged donors to bridge gaps in humanitarian funding for Afghanistan, saying aid should be delinked from "political considerations".

Reuters

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to boost trade, lower border tensions

The two neighbours ‘reaffirm their desire to pursue continuous and practical engagement’ in bilateral talks.

Al Jazeera

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The Independent UK

UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to end floggings, executions

A U.N. report has strongly criticized Afghanistan's Taliban rulers for carrying out public executions, lashings, stonings and other types of punishments since taking power almost two years ago

The Independent UK

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension

Pakistani authorities and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister have agreed to enhance trade and lower tensions amid a surge of militant attacks

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The Hindu

A position paper, China’s image, and what it means

Beijing in promoting an alternative model as opposed to the battered approach of the West, wants to focus more on its priorities and form a consensus among Afghanistan’s neighbours

The Independent UK

Former British army chief dramatically intervenes in government’s Rwanda policy

Exclusive: Lord Dannatt urged the home secretary not to send migrants to a country ‘under the shadow of genocide’

Al Jazeera

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan FMs hold talks in Islamabad

Foreign ministers from all three nations promise to pursue trilateral cooperation efforts as political ties deepen.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan set to host trilateral dialogue with China, Afghanistan

The meeting is taking place following the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers’ arrival in Islamabad.

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Axios

Biden admin offers temporary fix to Afghan refugees in limbo

"We owe the people we evacuated in August 2021...the peace of mind that they are safely out of harm’s way."

The Independent UK

UN again seeks to reassure Afghans it will deliver aid

The United Nations is seeking yet again to reassure the Afghan people that it won’t abandon them

The Independent UK

After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

The Pakistani president has assured Beijing's top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in Pakistan

Reuters

UN to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women

The United Nations said on Friday it will continue to keep Afghan staff working from home after the Taliban administration began enforcing a ban on Afghan women working for the world body a month ago.

Al Jazeera

Don’t use terrorism as diplomatic tool: Pakistan FM in India

Bhutto Zardari is on a two-day visit to India for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting.

The Independent UK

Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan

Officials say thousands of mourners have attended the mass funeral of seven minority Shiite teachers who were shot and killed at a school in northwestern Pakistan

Reuters

India, Russia, Pakistan urge Taliban to respect rights of all Afghans

The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in Afghanistan and the protection of women's rights, almost two years after the Islamist Taliban swept to power in Kabul.

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